ToonToonz.com Presents: Charles Kaufman's Flash Cartooning Tips & Lessons
 Charles Kaufman wrote and illustrated three (3) animation articles (+ animation work on CD) for a special issue of MacAddict Magazine! All the characters in the animations were created with Adobe Illustrator.
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What software do I use to draw my cartoon characters?
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I think I have owned or tried about every drawing software there is:

Macromedia Freehand
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Painter
Xara X
and Flash and more....

Flash is a great program, but for me anyway, the drawing part of the program is one of the weakest areas.
Since Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash uses vector drawings one can use a different vector drawing program and import the vector drawings into Flash.

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My favorite for vector drawing is Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator has many features that allows me to create illustrations in my style and do it quickly.

With Adobe Illustrator I can get a better line and control of the shape than one gets in Flash.

 Some illustrations I have created using Adobe Illustrator:
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Charles Kaufman has created illustrations and comics for over 100 publications and ad agencies world wide. Including:MacAddict, Wall Street Journal-Europe, Focus,kaufman,art,fine art,paintings
Psychologie Heute, Punch, PC Professionell, MacFormat, FinanzTest, Manager Magazin, Tchibo magazine, TopHair, abendture & reisen, pablo, New Media, CineChart, MacMagazine, CARtoons,
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Familie & Computer, Eltern for family, Computer Artist, Digital Video, Schöner Wohnen, Zuhause Wohnen, Der Kunst Handel, Rip Off Comix, The Islander, Easy Rider, Wohn Idee, Auto Week, The Oregonian, U-Comix,
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Soldier of Fortune, Werben & Verkauf, Meier, einstein magazin, Rhein-Neckar Zeitung, Stadtblatt, Heidelberg Aktuell, The Stars & Stripes, Kultur Kaleidiskop, Neue Wohnen, Editor & Publisher, Portland Inquirer,
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You can see more of my Adobe Illustrator and other illustration work when you click here.
My favorite for vector drawing is Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator.